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Photo of the Peak District, a National Park in England.

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Places to explore near Wilmslow StationWilmslow

27 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 2 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Styal Country Park, a country park near Alderley Edge, Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

Styal Country Park

Country park near Alderley Edge

A mill estate whose valley garden drops to the River Bollin past restored glasshouses.

1.6 km NW

Photo of Alderley Edge, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Nether Alderley, Cheshire, north west England.Iconic

Alderley Edge

SSSI near Nether Alderley

Wooded sandstone escarpment steeped in legend.

2.9 km S

Photo of Nether Alderley Mill, a watermill in Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

Nether Alderley Mill

Watermill near Nether Alderley

Overshot 16th-century watermill under a long stone roof near Alderley Edge, restored to working order by the National Trust.

4.9 km S

Photo of the Peak District, a National Park in England.Iconic

Peak District

National Park near Castleton

Britain's first national park: gritstone edges in the Dark Peak, limestone dales in the White.

8.8 km E

Photo of White Nancy, a folly near Bollington, Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

White Nancy

Folly near Bollington

Whitewashed sugar-loaf folly on Kerridge Hill above Bollington, built to mark Waterloo, with wide views over plain, Pennines and Wales.

9.8 km SE

Photo of Knutsford, a village in Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

Knutsford

Village

Elegant market town of independent shops and monthly artisan markets, the 'Cranford' of Elizabeth Gaskell's novel.

10 km W · Cheshire

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of The Plough & Flail, a pub near Mobberley, Cheshire, north west England.

The Plough & Flail

Pub near Mobberley

Traditional country pub down the lanes at Mobberley, with fireside snugs and a big beer garden.

3.5 km W

Photo of Hare Hill, a house & garden near Prestbury, Cheshire, north west England.

Hare Hill

House & garden near Prestbury

A National Trust place in Cheshire.

4.7 km SE

Nether Alderley

Village

Scattered estate village with a National Trust watermill and a church beside Radnor Mere.

5.4 km S · Cheshire

Adlington Hall

House & garden near Prestbury

The Legh family's home for 700 years, with an organ Handel reputedly played.

5.7 km E

Photo of Mobberley, a country estate near Knutsford, Cheshire, north west England.

Mobberley

Country estate near Knutsford

A National Trust place in Cheshire.

6.2 km W

Prestbury

Village

Ancient, affluent village on the Bollin with a Norman chapel, timbered houses and a broad old main street.

6.6 km SE · Cheshire

Photo of the Macclesfield Canal, a 26-mile canal running from Marple Junction to Hall Green, England.

Macclesfield Canal

Canal

A high-level canal along the Peak District's western edge, carried on Telford-school embankments past silk-town wharves.

7.9 km E · Cheshire, Greater Manchester & Staffordshire

Photo of Capesthorne Hall Gardens, a garden near Siddington, Cheshire, north west England.

Capesthorne Hall Gardens

Garden near Siddington

Woodland, parkland and lakeside gardens with formal rooms and a chapel around a Jacobean-style hall near Siddington.

8.4 km S

Photo of Mersey Vale Country Park, a country park in Greater Manchester, north west England.

Mersey Vale Country Park

Country park near Manchester

A country park in Greater Manchester.

9.1 km N

Everything else within 10 km (12) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.